The Washington critic., 1887-07-29
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

The United States war ship Yantlc sailed
from Halifax, N. s., yesterday for the North
Bay fishing grounds.
G. w. Phenny, NJ. B. Sinclair and Cain
Sanford were Killed by lightning at Ber-
tram, Texas, Wednesday.
Joseph l.. Vouti, lettercarricr OF Salem,
N. j., has been arrested, charged with steal
ing letters containing money.
Hirsch Harris, retired merchant, living
in Adam street, Brooklyn, died on Wednes-
day night, at the nge of los years.
James Henry OF Philadelphia, while in
bathing at Ridgeway Park, yesterday, broke
bis neck by striking against the bottom in
diving.
At meeting OF the New York Coal Ex-
change yesterday an advance OF ten cents
ton on broken stove and chestnut coal
was agreed upon.
The failure OF W. L. Wheeler. broker
on the New York Consolidated Exchange,
was announced yesterday. His liabilities
are placed at S5 900.
Jack Smith of New York and Wm. lay
ton of Bradford fought six rounds with
hard gloves near jamestown, n. Y, yes
terday. Smith won.
AT Knob Lick, Mo-, yesterday, q collision
occurred between two freight trains, result
ing in the death of Engineer Eustis and
Fireman Wildly and brakeman.
An explosion in the mixing house of q.
B. Bidwelrs fireworks factory In East
Williamsburg, N. Y, last night demolished
the building and severely injured two en-
ployes.
A telegram has Been received at Harris
burg, Pa, from the city marshal Of Windsor,
Ohio, stating that he had arrested man
who is believed to be McCabe, the escaped
Wayne County murderer.
John Picket, q moonshiner, shot and
killed his wife Wednesday night, on Wal
denis Ridge, fifteen miles from Chatta-
nooga, because she refused to accompany
him to his still. The murderer escaped.
A large number OF iron.ore mines In Long
Swamp Township, near Reading, Pa, were
flooded yesterday by q freshet from the
Little Lehigh River. Many of the miners
made narrow escapes. The loss is heavy.
Schedules In the assignment OF Boynton
\ Smith, New York, show liabilities $l2l,-
Cos, nominal assets $sG,642, and actual
assets $4,000. The firm manufactured
ladies' suits at Fifteenth street and Sixth
avenue.
The winning horses at Saratoga, N. Y,
yesterday, were Mamie Hunt, Dunboyne,
Himalaya, Wyndom and Phil Lewis. The
winners at Monmouth Park were Gardey,
Theora, Dry Monopole, Kingston, Phil. Lee,
and Mentmore.
The General Society of the Cincinnati con-
tinued Its session at Newport, Il. l., yester-
day. Appropriate action was taken on the
decease OF officers or delegates, among them
William Smith Williams president of the
Maryland Society.
Il. ii. Lewis, formerly OF Maiden, Mass,
denies the truth OF tho story published In q
Jacksonville (Fla.) paper that he or his mis-
tress had murdered his daughter Hattie
during visit that the daughter made with
her father to Florida last winter.
Twelve persons have died from injuries
received In Wednesdays accident on the
Chicago and Alton Railway, near Hopedale,
ILL.,, and at least thirty were injured, most
Of them slightly. The killed and Injured
were nearly all employees OF the construC-
tion train.
The National Committee OF the Prohibit
tion party has been called to meet In Cd.
cago ON the 10th OF November to select the
time and place for the national nominating
convention of lSSS. On the 18th of No.
vember general conference OF Prohibition
lists Will be held In Chicago.
The bodies OF Robert and James Bruce,
who died Of yellow fever twenty years ago
in Cuba, arrived at New York yesterday In
sealed cOlllns. The brothers were residents
Of Brooklyn, and were travelling In Cuba In
1867, where they died, After some objection
the collins were passed by the sanitary Of
tlcers.
At the conclusion of Mr. Cockran's plea
in the "Jake" Sharp case at New York, yes.
terday, all the briefs and notes In the case
were given to Judge Potter, who reserved
bis decision. lie will await the writing out
Of the stenographer's notes, and then will
render his decision as soon as possible Tue
stenOgrapher says it VIII take at least a
week to prepare his manuscript, so that no
decision can be rendered before that time
expires In the meantime Sharp's tenn
porary stay Is continued.